Young Artists Shine In Recital At Mrs Gayle Home
Members of the Musical Arts club enjoyed a piano recital at Mrs. Gayle’s home featuring Robert Gayle and Jack Cox. The Juilliard students performed Bach Busoni, Prokofieff, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, Rachmaninoff with vivid contrast and refined touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle
Fit Musical Arts Club
A. Gayle
Robert Gayle
Jack Cox
Pittsburg
Kansas
Beveridge Webster
Juilliard School of Music
New York City
Prokofieff
Chopin
Robert Schumann
Cox
Brahms
Debussy
Starvinski
Mr. Cox
Rachmaninoff
Poser
Tar Heel Convict Held In Baltimore
The arrest of Thomas Edward Ward, 21, who escaped from the North Carolina State prison last 15, was announced by the FBI in Baltimore. Ward, who faced a 10 to 15 year sentence for armed robbery, was seized as he left his residence and planned to go to Virginia.
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Baltimore
Thomas Edward Ward
North Carolina
FBI
M. W. McFarlin
Ward
Virginia
Allen Jay Women Host Husbands Guests Outing
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Allen Jay post church hosted an open meeting at Mrs J H Blackwell's home with about forty attendees. Husbands of members attended as special guests. The event featured a ham burger supper and a farewell gift of lingerie to Mrs V L Mabry, wife of the pastor, who recently resigned to enter Louisville Baptist Seminary in September.
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Allen Jay Post
J. H. Blackwell
Route Four
V. L. Mabry
Baptist Seminary
Louisville
Church Play Tonight At High Point College Auditorium
The Theater Associates of the First Methodist church present Three Cornered Moon in three acts tonight at 8 o'clock in the High Point college auditorium closing the 1948 season. The comedy by Gertrude Tonkonogy follows Mrs Rimlegar, a widow with a modest fortune and unruly children, delivering a realist slice of 1930s family life.
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Theater Associates
First Methodist Church
High Point College Auditorium
Gertrude Anes
Cort Theater
New York
Theater Guild
Metician
Miss Tonkonogy
Two Strangers Sought In Fln Murders Across State
Police say four youths detained at Gulfside Sarasota show a .22 pistol and a woman's scar stained with spots in their car glove compartment. No charges yet. Names cited include Harold Renner 24 Indianapolis owner, L G Rhodes 27 Westbrook Missouri, Norman G Ham 23 Rochester New Hampshire, Thomas G Winston 27 Richmond Texas. They deny involvement near Ormond.
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Gulfside Sarasota
Ormond
Ed Garner
Garner
Harold Renner
Indianapolis
L. G. Rhodes
Westbrook, Mo
Norman G. Ham
Rochester
N. H
Thomas G. Winston
Richmond
Tex
Ormond Area
Western Allies Press on with German Government Plans
In Frankfurt General Lucius D. Clay said the western powers would proceed with plans for a west German government. Talks with Molotov stretched to six sessions, the longest since negotiations began, with meetings dating from July 31 to August 12 and continued amid drizzle as envoys departed the Kremlin.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Molotov
Stalin
Kremlin
16 Year Old Boy Saves Mother and Three Children from River
Murfreesboro Tennessee August 17 A 16 year old boy Michael Lorance saved a mother Mrs George Thurston and her children Clark 6 Martha Sue 3 and Howard 2 from drowning in Stones River. He entered the water when he heard cries, brought two ashore, retrieved the third child, and performed artificial respiration until help arrived. All were treated and discharged from the hospital.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Stones River
Michael Lorance
Erty
Michael
Claude Vance
George Thurston
Clark
Martha Sue
Howard
Judge McRae Delivers Wide Ranging Sentences in Local Court
Ardle Hensley of Thomasville was given two years suspended on condition of supporting his family after serving a prior term. The day also saw 13 jailed for public drunkenness, fines for 16 others, and additional penalties for speeders and license violations as the unusually crowded docket extended the session.
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Ardle Hensley
Thomasville Road
D. C. McRae
Hensley
MacRae
Janice Stone
Clarence Richardson
Paul Sams
E. O. Sams
Theodore Jackson
Earl Barnes
Frank Strickland
George Thomas Stewart
Ernest L. Davis
Willie Greer
Mary Reid
Lonnie Bullard
Frank Moore
Sams
Bullard
Moore
Howard Crisco
Roy Hanes
Joe Pope
Ernest D. Gibson
William S. Payne
W. W. Bullard
Robert Hall
James McDowell
Ralph Reddick
Clyde S
Ralph D. Underwood
James T. Worthington
Walter Helms
Buster Cox
H Point Motors
Eugene Watts
Brady Watts
Filibuster Reform Faces Lengthy Senate Battle
The piece outlines plans by Taft era leaders to close filibuster loopholes. It notes potential two week pre-inauguration sessions and possible continuous night sessions to break a multi senator filibuster. Southern Democrats pledge a strong fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Senate
GOP
Congress
Recruiting Marines Here This Week
Lt Bruce Hunsberger of the United States marine corps recruiting service will be in High Point this week at room 212 of the United States post office building to accept applicants for enlistment in the Marine Corps. He can discuss reenlistment for former marines and enlistment of veterans from other armed services. The corps seeks men ages 17 to 29 for three or four year terms. Office hours are noon to 8 PM.
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Greensboro
Bruce Hunsberger
United States Marine Corps Recruiting Service
High Point
United States Post Office
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Air Rifle Shot Injures Four Year Old in Thomasville
Thomasville police report a four year old, Pete Smith son of Wesley Sneed of Cable street, was wounded by a shot from an air rifle. The shooter was identified as Aaron Jones a youth, and the child was not seriously hurt.
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Thomasville
Pete Smith
Wesley Sneed
Cable Street
Aaron Jones
Crushed corn flakes as cod coating method
Prepare cod fillets by dipping in slightly beaten egg then coating with crushed corn flakes. Roll or bake or fry as desired to create a crispy crust.
Piedmont Unity Center Plans August 19 Meeting
The Piedmont section of the Asheville Unity Center will meet August 19 at the YWCA in Winston-Salem. A Healing Service at 5 PM and Lessons in Truth at 8 PM will be directed by Velma Hoffman of the Asheville Center. All interested in establishing a permanent Piedmont center are urged to attend. the group now meets the third Thursday each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Section
Asheville Unity Center
YWCA
Inston-Salem
Velma Hoffman
Asheville Center
Thomasville Fire Department Names Assistant Chief
Thomasville, Aug. 17 Carl Jackson, a 25 year veteran paid fireman, was elected assistant fire chief by department members including volunteers. He succeeds Lindsay Loftin, promoted August 1 to full-time chief. Also named chaplain is Wv. Ca Leonard, pastor of Calvary and Zion churches. Jackson will attend the 10-state Superintendents of Fire Alarms convention August 26-28 in Jacksonville, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Carl Jackson
Jackson
Lindsay Loftin
Wv. Ca
Leonard
Calvary and Zion
Jacksonville
Fla
Executive Body Engineers Meet Friday in Salisbury
The Piedmont section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will hold a Friday meeting in Salisbury to refine plans for fall meetings and a tentative September event. A possible September meeting and an inspection trip to the new bleachery of Spring Cotton Mills at Lancaster, South Carolina are discussed along with the national meeting slated for October 14–15. The Piedmont section lists Mebane E. Turner as chairman and a slate of engineers from Reynolds Tech Co Winston-Salem Duke Power Co Charlotte Cannon Mills Kannapolis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Inlisbury
Spring
Lancaster
S. C
Mebane E. Turner
Engry Dept
Reynolds Tech. Co
Winston-Salem
Henry Z. Hardaway
Western Electric Co
James T. Potter
Eshelman and Potter
Charlotte
T. C. Heywood, Jr
Combustion En Ae Co
Isaac Fidler
Eastern Repres
Brown Boveri Corp
High Point
Charles A. Dewey, Jr
Duke Power Co
Methodist Group Purchases Church Site in City
A City ion Society of the Methodist arch home missions group has purchased land on Nathan Hunt Drive and Golfcrest for a new church to serve the community. Deed is being checked. Dr. Fred Shippey of the Methodist Board of Home Missions helped select the site and will return to High Point September 1 to assist a city wide survey for establishing other church missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ion Society
Methodist Arch Home Mission Group
Nathan Hunt Drive
Golfcrest
Fred Shippey
Methodial Board of Home Missions
Shared Extension
New York City
High Point
Bodies Of War Dead To Arrive Thursday
The bodies of 5,864 American war dead, many from the St Lo fighting, will arrive Thursday at the Brooklyn Army Base aboard the U S Army transport Lawrence Victory. They form the largest postwar return to date, with most interred in Limey and Marigny military cemeteries in France. Memorial services will be held the following morning at the army base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Lo
Brooklyn
Lawrence Victory
New York Port of Embarkation
Limey
Marigny
France
Fear Dog That Bit Child Is Rabies Suspect
A stray dog, believed to have rabies, was destroyed in Thomasville after biting the child of Dr. and Mrs. J. Fee. The dog’s head was sent to Raleigh for testing, and the child remains under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Legion Posts Back Chamber Plan in Thomasville
The Culbreth Harris American Legion post endorsed a project to establish a chamber of commerce in Thomasville. Legionnaires pledged support to the Junior Chamber of Commerce, honoring Prevost for coaching the local Legion baseball team and presenting a wrist watch. A resolution memorialized Carson Cox, a past commander who died recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Culbreth-Harris
American Legion
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Legionnaires
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Police Prevost
Prevost
Carson Cox
Italian Communists told to toe party line in Moscow loyalty
In Rome on August 17 the communist party directive in L Unita urged Italian communists to be faithful to Moscow and Stalin. It called for vigilance against spies and provocateurs and demanded elimination from party files of unworthy infiltrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Moscow
Stalin
L'Unita
Father Dunstan Delivers Keynote at Graymore Tea Event
Father F. Donovan Dunstan, rector of St. John's at Graymore Garrison, spoke after a tea at Christ the King church on Kivett drive Sunday. He was hosted by Father Bartholomew Paytas, with guest Frank Paytas of Iveland, Ohio aiding his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Donovan Dunstan
St. John's
Graymore Garrison
Christ Theng Church
Kivett Drive
Father Dunstan
Bartholomew Paytas
Frank Paytas
Iveland
Ohio
Father Paytas
Opening of Guilford Rural Schools Delayed One Week
Guilford County rural schools will open Sept 9 instead of Sept 2 after a conference with health authorities over poliomyelitis. Greensboro and High Point city schools may also shift to Sept 6. the delay aims to minimize contagion as polio declines. Preschool meetings are postponed a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
E. D B. Idol
High Point
Idol
Greens
Boro
R. M. Buie
Seven Members Of Council To Attend NC Municipalities Meet
Seven High Point council members including Mayor E N Phillips expressed interest in attending the North Carolina League of Municipalities annual conference in Charlotte in October. The session offers a last chance for officials to discuss legislative aims before the General Assembly session. Attendees include O A Kirkman Sanders Dallas Amos Kearns Robert Rankin C A Lewis J E Ward and Mayor Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina League of Municipalities
Charlotte
E. N. Phillips
General Assembly
High Point
O. A. Kirkman
Sanders Dallas
Amos Kearns
Robert Rankin
C. A. Lewis
J. E. Ward
Phillips
Fifteen Bodies Recovered From Plane Wreckage
Rome dispatches report Italian Alpine forces recovered fifteen bodies from the crash site of a U S Army transport plane on a 9 000 foot high French Alpine border slope. They hope to bring out the remaining seven or eight bodies as searches continue.
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Rome
Wreckage of C-47 Left In Snow Ravine
Dispatches indicate U S American authorities at the scene decided to leave the debris in a snow filled ravine with only a few parts to be recovered for tracing the crash cause with reports differing whether 22 or 23 persons were aboard and whether the crash occurred today or tomorrow.
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Jack Garson
Janis Paige
Martha Vickers
Point
Manaville
Technicolor
Judy Garland
Fred Astaire
Ann Miller
Peter Lawford
Tim Holt
Comedy - News
Paramount
Roosevelt Story
Rialto
Tim McCoy
Daffy Duck
Edgar Kennedy Comedy
Laurel Hardy
Charles Bickford
Preston Foster
Andy Devine
Joan Bennett
Michael Redgrave
Secret
Wtae Ins
Sa “Red
Barry Chai
Anca
Martin
Peela
Comedy News
Allen Jay
Fln
Brea
McRae
Unity Center
Thomasville Firemen
Salisbury
Methodist Survey Group
Fear Dog
Ite Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Guilford
Memphis
Norfolk
Chattanooga
Kaiser and Frazer
Kaiser
Frazer
Gate City Motor CO
N. Wrenn St
Asheroro Clark Motor Company
Burlington Griffith Motor Sales
Danbury Donaldson Quality Service
W. M. Griffith Graham
Kernersville Masting & Joyce Motor Co
Lexington Robertson Bros. Motor Co
Madison Madison Motor Company
Liberty
Triangle Motors
Shelton Impl. Co
MT. Airy
Frank
North Wilkesboro
Frazier Motor Co
Pilot Mountain Wall & Pell Motor Co
Reidsville Ring Motor Company
Earsville-Spraty
Tri City Motor Company P
Siler City
Edwards Motor Company
McLean Motor Company
N. Main Street
Yvadkinville
Bowman Motor Co
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